title: Risk-stratification of ischemic stroke patients on the basis of anatomic criteria essential to the prevention of hospital-acquired conditions and performance along patient safety indicators.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pannell
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khalessi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: HAC; Hospital-acquired condition; LVO; Large-vessel occlusion; Modified Rankin score; NIHSS; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PSI; Patient safety indicator; Patient safety indicators; Pay for performance; Stroke; mRS